Wave, Rose and Strawberry Lace was first published in the Australian Town and Country Journal on December 23rd, 1903
This pattern has been corrected, charted and the original language has been updated for today’s knitters.
Cast on 38 stitches and knit one row.
Note: all double yarn overs are made into two stitches in the next row by working k1, p1 into them.
Row 1 (RS): sl, k4, (yo, k2tog) twice, k3, (yo, k2tog) twice, k1, (k2tog, yo 2 times, k2tog) twice, k1, (k2tog, yo) twice, k3, (yo, k2tog) twice, p1
Row 2 (WS): yo, p2tog, (k1, p1) into the next stitch, k12, p1, k3, p1, k18
Row 3: sl, k5, (yo, k2tog) twice, k3, (yo, k2tog) twice, k2, k2tog, yo 2 times, k2tog, k2, (k2tog, yo) twice, k5, (yo, k2tog) twice, p1
Row 4: yo, p2tog, (k1, p1) into the next stitch, k15, p1, k20
Row 5: sl, k6, (yo, k2tog) twice, k3, (yo, k2tog) twice, k6, (k2tog, yo) twice, k7, (yo, k2tog) twice, p1
Row 6: yo, p2tog, (k1, p1) into the next stitch, k37
Row 7: sl, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, (yo, k2tog) twice, k3, (yo, k2tog) twice, k4, (k2tog, yo) twice, k9, (yo, k2tog) twice, p1
Row 8: yo, p2tog, (k1, p1) into the next stitch, k38
Row 9: sl, k3, k2tog, yo, k3, (yo, k2tog) twice, k3, (yo, k2tog) twice, k2, (k2tog, yo) twice, k3, k2tog, yo 2 times, k2tog 2 times, k2, (yo, k2tog) twice, p1
Row 10: yo, p2tog, (k1, p1) into the next stitch, k7, p1, k30
Row 11: sl, k2, k2tog, yo, k5, (yo, k2tog) twice, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog 2 times, yo, k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo 2 times, k2tog 2 times, yo 2 times, k2tog, k2, (yo, k2tog) twice, p1
Row 12: yo, p2tog, (k1, p1) into the next stitch, k6, p1, k3, p1, k28
Row 13: sl, k1, k2tog, yo, k7, (yo, k2tog) twice, k3, (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k2tog, yo, k5, k2tog, yo 2 times, k2tog, k5, (yo, k2tog) twice, p1
Row 14: yo, p2tog, (k1, p1) into the next stitch, k9, p1, k31
Row 15: sl, k3, yo, k2tog, k3, (k2tog, yo) twice, k3, (k2tog, yo) twice, k3, (yo, k2tog) twice, k1, k2tog, yo 2 times, k2tog 2 times, yo 2 times, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, (yo, k2tog) twice, p1
Row 16: yo, p2tog, (k1, p1) into the next stitch, k8, p1, k3, p1, k29
Row 17: sl, k4, yo, k2tog, k1, (k2tog, yo) twice, k3, (k2tog, yo) twice, k5, (yo, k2tog) twice, k2, k2tog, yo 2 times, k2tog, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, (yo, k2tog) twice, p1
Row 18: yo, p2tog, (k1, p1) into the next stitch, k11, p1, k31
Row 19: sl, k5, yo, sl1 k2tog psso, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, (k2tog, yo) twice, k7, (yo, k2tog) twice, k6, k2tog, yo, k5, (yo, k2tog) twice, p1
Row 20: yo, p2tog, (k1, p1) into the next stitch, k44
Row 21: sl, k5, (k2tog, yo) twice, k3, (k2tog, yo) twice, k9, (yo, k2tog) twice, k4, k2tog, yo, k7, (yo, k2tog) twice, p1
Row 22: yo, p2tog, (k1, p1) into the next stitch, k45
Row 23: sl, k4, (k2tog, yo) twice, k3, (k2tog, yo) twice, k3, k2tog, yo 2 times, k2tog 2 times, k2, (yo, k2tog) twice, k2, k2tog, yo, k9, (yo, k2tog) twice, p1
Row 24: yo, p2tog, (k1, p1) into the next stitch, k24, p1, k20
Row 25: sl, k3, (k2tog, yo) twice, k3, (k2tog, yo) twice, k2, k2tog, yo 2 times, k2tog 2 times, yo 2 times, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog 2 times, yo, k11, (yo, k2tog) twice, p1
Row 26: yo, p2tog, (k1, p1) into the next stitch, k2, k2tog 5 times, k11, p1, k3, p1, k18
Row 27: sl, k2, (k2tog, yo) twice, k3, (k2tog, yo) twice, k5, k2tog, yo 2 times, k2tog, k5, (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k2tog 6 times, p1
Row 28: yo, p2tog, k2, sl1 k2tog psso, k12, p1, k20
Rows 1 – 28 form the pattern. Repeat for the desired length.
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